Rock and roll and love affairs, Taylor Jenkins Reid’s “Daisy Jones and The Six” tells the story of a 1970s rock band’s rise and fall. The book is told in the format of interviews with members of the band The Six decades after their abrupt split while on tour in 1979. The interviews were conducted with former band members, family,...

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From the outside looking in, Montclair State University’s Black Student Union meeting is buzzing. There is a large assembly of a few dozen Montclair State students, gathered tightly in the Red Hawk Nest. The meeting takes a couple of minutes to begin, with all of the members laughing and talking in the meantime. The meeting then kicks off with a...

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People always say that “art is in the eye of the beholder." But what if, instead, it could be in the palm of your hand?With the University Galleries' latest exhibition, it truly can be. Featured at the George Segal Gallery until April 21 as the sole exhibition, “Dancing on Axes and Spears” is the latest in a series of installations...

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Last year I read over a dozen books and the most standout piece of work was “They Both Die at the End” by Adam Silvera. This year, Silvera released the prequel titled “The First To Die At The End” and on its release date, I immediately drove to the store to pick up a copy. Something I found interesting right...

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College students consume a wide variety of media on any given day. From watching a news report about earthquakes happening halfway around the world to streaming the newest comedy, we take information in like a sponge. But what's more important than the information we take in is how we interpret it. News literacy is crucial to understanding how we do...

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We all have a monster within us. It's trapped in the dungeon of our mind and tapping its claws behind our kind eyes. It whispers dark thoughts that we do our best to ignore until we realize that they are all true. And that's not always what we want to hear, but it's what we desperately need to. In Rachel...

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One former Red Hawk has soared from the nest and into the “Shark Tank.” Tog Samphel, who graduated from Montclair State University in 2022, recently appeared on the hit TV show to promote his business, “Anytongs.”Despite Samphel’s success, his path to the tank was not linear. He originally attended Montclair State to follow in the footsteps of his siblings, but...

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When Melissa De Almeida learned about the Red Hawks Rising program during her senior year of high school, she jumped at the opportunity to become a part of it. To her, this was her way to begin her dream career of teaching.“I was with my guidance counselor every day trying to figure [the application process] out,” De Almeida said. “I...

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Dom Lampasona is an alumnus of the filmmaking program at Montclair State University. Since his graduation in 2019, he has gone on to win several awards for his work. He and his team of other Montclair State alumni have been producing films since the height of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. "Ever since I was a kid, I've always had [a]...

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As Valentine's Day nears, we tackle the question of what is the perfect recipe for the one we love. Many foods come to mind such as chocolate covered strawberries or boxes of chocolate. What if there was a recipe that didn’t make you question if strawberries were in season at the moment? Are boxes of chocolate basic and overdone? With...

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